Topic: eCommerce and Consumer Privacy
GOAL: Learn how technology can infringe on your personal privacy.
CAUTION: This paper must be written in your own words.
TURN THIS IN by saving it to your TOPICS folder, and creating a link to this topic from your home page.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. In Word, write a one-paragraph statement on your "gut feelings" on privacy and the Internet. DO NOT conduct any research at this point -- just write. Do you think large corporations have your best interest at heart? Do you think there are any particular types of information which are vunerable? Do you have any ideas about how companies gather information on you?
2. Research the following terms in light of comsumacer privacy: (The best way to research this is to choose a good search engine like Google and type in "term privacy" -- for example, "cookies privacy.")
- cookies
- Passport
- TRUSTe
- spam
- DoubleClick
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Kazaa
3. Write a short description of each term and its importance in consumer privacy. Give an example of how each term could affect your privacy.
RESOURCES- Privacy Matters - a monthly collection of privacy-related articles compiled by the staff of Hotwired.com. This si probably the easiest way to keep track of the latest trends and issues.
- EFF - The Electronic Frontier Foundation - one of the biggest (and best) sites on human rights and technology. Worldwide coverage.
- Sign Out of Passport - great reading for all Hotmail & XP users
- TRUSTe - comsumer privacy protection organization
- ZDNet - search for "consumer privacy"